Frommer's Europe by Rail (Frommer's Complete)
by Amy Eckert, Beth Reiber, George McDonald, Hana Mastrini, Olivia Edward, Jocelyn Auerbach, Tania Kollias, Ryan James, Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Naomi P. Kraus
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Author: Amy Eckert, Beth Reiber, Danforth Prince, Darwin Porter, George McDonald, Hana Mastrini, Jocelyn Auerbach, Naomi P. Kraus, Olivia Edward, Ryan James, Tania KolliasEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-03-10
ISBN: 0470174986
Number of pages: 881
Publisher: Frommers
Book Reviews of Frommer's Europe by Rail (Frommer's Complete)
Book Review: A Good Rail Guidebook
Summary: 4 Stars
In trying to decide which book to get for traveling around Europe for a few months by rail, I looked through this book, Let's Go Europe 2008, Rick Steves Best of Europe 2008, and Europe by Eurail 2008. The latter of these was broken down into sections devoted to major cities, and day trips by train from those cities, which seemed too much like a trip organizer for me. Rick Steves didn't really include the practical point-to-point info I was looking for. Let's Go Europe was comprehensive, but the city maps just weren't that clear.
At the beginning of each chapter (one per country), there's a map of the whole country, then in each city's subsection is a map of the city center with the train station clearly marked. There's a paragraph on each city's train station information, followed by information elsewhere and how best to get around the city. This is important to me, as I wanted a book that'd help me get my bearings upon arriving in a city. Let's Go is similarly formatted, and I think Fodor's is too, but this was the only one with this format geared specifically toward rail travel that I came across. This book also includes a nice laminated tear-out rail map, but I bought a separate map with more detailed city-to-city schedule info, and am also supplementing with timetables from eurail.com.
Before buying this, I had read the review mentioning that there's some out-of-date train ticket info in this book, but I feel like that's a risk you run with any book. It's true, though, that this book alone won't give one a clear understanding of specific ticket options and prices. Europe by Eurail gave a better explanation of these; you may want to glance over it in a store, or just visit www.ricksteves.com/rail or wikitravel.org/en/Eurail.
Summary of Frommer's Europe by Rail (Frommer's Complete)
Frommer's. The best trips start here.Experience a place the way the locals do.
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Extensive information on reservations, scenic train routes, and discount railpasses.
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Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.
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Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget.
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Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.
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